Mowing inhibits the invasion of the alien species Solidago altissima and is an effective management strategy Author Rim, Hojun Crop Protection Division, National Institute of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Jeonju 54874, Korea Author Lee, Minhyun * & Department of Biology, Jeju National University, Jeju, 690 - 756, Korea Author Song, Uhram * & Department of Biology, Jeju National University, Jeju, 690 - 756, Korea text Management of Biological Invasions 2023 2022-12-26 14 1 63 79 http://dx.doi.org/10.3391/mbi.2023.14.1.03 journal article 303671 10.3391/mbi.2023.14.1.03 510df114-39ef-41fa-af88-de10b2f8d07b 1989-8649 11975981
Table 3. Heights of S. altissima before mowing in September 2019.
SiteControlMowing 1Mowing 2Mowing 3
* Mowing 1: mowed once in July; Mowing 2: mowed twice in May and September; Mowing 3: mowed three times in May, July, and September. Data are presented as means ± standard errors of 10 replicates. Means within a row followed by different letters are significantly different at p <0.05 (ANOVA with post hoc Tukey’s test). Units: cm.
Site 1168.0 ± 3.27a64.0 ± 3.32c100.5 ± 9.14b67.5 ± 3.1c
Site 2192.0 ± 11.3a79.0 ± 4.07c111.0 ± 6.9b73.0 ± 7.61c
Site 3159.0 ± 4.99a123.0 ± 7.12b84.5 ± 5.89c47.0 ± 2.71d
Site 4190.0 ± 2.98a102.0 ± 3.89b112.5 ±8.07b62.0 ± 5.33c
Site 5217.0 ±10.23a87.5 ± 4.9c137.0 ± 4.96b62.5 ± 3.1d
Site 6177.5 ± 6.76a97.5 ± 5.44c120.5 ± 4.97b60.0 ± 2.58d
Site 7143.5 ± 12.2a81.0 ± 2.77b138.5 ± 3.5a62.0 ± 4.67b